and komeito voted in favor, so too did the nippon ishin innovation party and the party for japanese kokoro. the tpp calls for japan to scrap tariffs on 95% of imports. including agricultural. it also stipulates a wide range of trade and investment rules. these cover issues such as protection of intellectual property rights and settlement of investment disputes. the tpp is a product of years of negotiations, but the deal is in doubt now that u.s. president-elect donald trump is vowing to pull america out. japanese prime minister shinzo abe continues to champion the deal. he says it would help to clarify labor conditions and environmental rules. before the diet vote, there was one last question and answer session at a special committee. abe said despite trump's comments, the other 11 countries that are party to the deal have pressed on with their domestic procedures. >> translator: each member nation needs to get parliamentary approval concerning the strategic and economic value of the tpp. and then show the outcome to be the national will. >> there are concerns that if the tpp falls apart,